Machine for making distance-record devices for metal-working machines.



T. P. PAYNE. MACHINE FOR MAKING DISTANCE RECORDDEVlCES FOR METAL WORKING MACHINES.

' APPLICATION FILED mm. '2. 1914.

1,241,249. Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET l.

J ll n r v I 1 WIT/(8858: mmnon' T. P. PAYNE. MACHINE FOR MAKING DISTANCE RECORD DEVICES FOR METAL WORKING MACHINES.

APPLlCA'TlON FILED MAIL 2, 1914- 1,241,249. PatentedSept. 25, 19171 3 SHEETSSHEET 2.

WITNESSES: ii INVENTOR 1 731 A. I

ATTORNEY T'.P.PAYNE. Y MACHINE FOR MAKING DISTANCE RECORD DEVICES FOR METAL WORKING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, I914- I Y Y Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

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Toall whom it may, omicern;

l Be it known that 1,]Tnnooomi al citizen of the: United H States end a resi- .Making Distance-Record Devices for M dentof Newark, N451," heye'inyenfied new and useful a Improvements in Machi es i IE-( if M WW Working Machines, of which the following L is lavspecification.

The invention relates tomac ine fern ak ingfdistance record devicesjor metal. worka ing. machines, and; i more p t 6 82 3" IQ mechines, for making an. automatically iqpgril tf ing distance:recordu device, such as ai'str p or, sheet, which constitutes a per manent; d stanoe recorddeviceland: is adaptedeto e te- V matic allylcontrol; the travel and stopping :of the shape or likevwork" through; xhe maychine and relatively to the punchingemfichg- Dbj ects of ltliel I are; a distance record device:forwautomapicelly controlling ehape punching macyh i ne;v to provide for .making, such @fdistance record 1 device in theiform of a periorated sheet or llperforzited in the sheet or'strip or. like recstrip; to provide lagairis t theqmaking of errors in making thedistanfce records, and more, particularly to. prevent ;the m lking ofverroneou s' perforations in such arsh eet'. or Strip; to provide for nakingea ,record ofvthe distances ondimensions recorded or 0rd device; to provide for makingysl cli a printed record;v to provide ior recording mthe totaldimensional ordislzaiice Values of the successive settings for a perticulaps hape or other piece of work g to p r oy de v more especially for making such total record v1n printed form; toprovide select iveidevices for setting the desired, distance endvltogpro- Wide error :p m n me nslm e ipemtle th ith; itQ, provi weeuc ,selectiye IQQM in dup ic te, e c s gme n being 9R?! e dfin ep n en y by i e d if entk Em rson,

t e es led i wa t: Thei n n n eons s s mt e i V l Part an identic set in ethe e b P1X!- :imifter in part, ndiin part ,Will be obi ious scribed; 1 f ,The aocompanyipg drawings'referred to herein; rend forrnipg a part'illiereo f, ill us- Q irate one embodlHlQIlfi of Ibhe inverition, i iirid vgith the descriptioii,leerveto" xplalih the r p lfih pfi and c nstr ti n arrangements, eqmb n an ie' ewe' t here s i zi i d 1 Fig re ,1 r e Q e embo in i e nl fiect e p ithee r 11m 3 is. a ire Fer ew; partly i tlon, of a pur chgeg or i nterpoir e t t v g. 5 1s a;wirii g dizigreiii; andFiggs. 6 and 7 are eleyations with certai 'rifp erts in Referring by t -e way of exampleto the aecoinpa ixipg 'drsi wirigs jvhichfl,T illustrate e 9 .mbq n ltl n nt o m a are prov ded for selecigli ely'setting the puiiches,

THE DORE P. P rim, e lemme JERSEY, ASS GN B To/S EE ned-ms, I -lyslu-lfil' l i-flee Reil y d agram cations, preliminary to the e-ctiial jriri ziking efile indi atio an f ebijd h lwit prd' of Sli k} s t i Fl r her, bi m ce w th certa n asp ects of the ni ention,

S i bod ed, m qmblee h and Leoih -11. operati v 'Iiectii'on such setting 't'here'g made a I H record, referzibly a printed n urnericel rec- I 01'1 with the foregoing, means are prov dediewhereb imh .yem tet r. may; at m me 6 tii q 'xth i d eti'o ,.wlbelp i t r L J e Q H-Y' l fi e qe re f d ee ie? eti iile 'si b qiw or 1 h? efi i th e ,ewdrd ni elw t certain f features 10fv the invention; fa nd to .jprevent erroneous perfore t ioiis of other re or s 1 be jed idilii icd f leti e ee rab e i inde ndently y ifi e e ato i a e rer ee fle is 'ei'n qs -me e sh 'i e m i e 01 e i 05P- erajtion iwithffihe V eritl iEST AVAlLABLE COF and to the selectiye or settable devices which control the making of the distance indications, the present embodiment comprises a calculating machine of the type or kind constructed and arranged to record distances and to add successive records of distances together: Commercial types of such machines are instanced by the lvales or Bun roughs machine of this kind, which print and add feet and inches and fractions thereof. Such a machine is indicated by reference numeral 1.

The embodied form of device for making the distance indications comprises means for making perforations in a sheet or strip at various selected points in a line transversely of the sheet or strip, said line being either straight or staggered, and the position of a perforation transversely of the line being significant in the punching ma chine of a particular denomination and a particular numerical value in such distance denomination. As embodied, the series of keys 2 of the calculating machine 1, which keys represent the various distance values, are provided with contacts or terminals 3 and 4 adjacent thereto, which contacts or terminals are in an electrical circuit which controls the setting of gags or interponents in the punching machine. 011 the stem of each of the keys 2 is a bridge-piece 5, adapted to close the gap between the contacts 3 and t. In circuit with the contacts 3 and 4 for each key by means of wires 6 and 7 (shown diagrammatically in both Figs. 1 and 2), is a solenoid 8. But one of said circuits is shown in the drawings, the others being of like arrangement.

The series of solenoids S are mounted on a reciprocating head 9, which head reciprocates on guideways 10 in a frame 11. Said head 9 is reciprocated by suitable means, such as links 12 pivotally connected at 13 to the head 9 and supported from eccentrics 14 carried upon a shaft 15 journaled in the frame 11. The head 9 is relatively long and carries the solenoids 8 in a row corresponding to the number of punches located transversely of the strip as it is fed through the machine.

The core 16 of each solenoid 8 has connected thereto a rod 17 reciprocable in a suitable aperture in a flange 18 fixed to or integral with the head 9. In alinement with each of the pins 17 a guideway is formed through the head 9, in which guideway a gag or interponent is slidable. Said gag or interponent comprises a part 19 provided with a head 20, which abuts upon the end of the rod 17, said part 19 being surrounded by a spring 21 in compression between the head 20 and a suitable surface formed in the head 9, said spring being for the purpose of restoring the part 19 of the gag or interponent after it has been set.

The gag or interponent comprises also a slide or bar 23 separate from the part 19. Said part 23 is provided with a slot 24: formed internally thereof and open vertically therethrough.

A series of punches 25, corresponding to the keys 2, are arranged adjacent to and beneath the series of interponents or gags, said punches being in the form of rods mounted reciprocably in apertures in a block 26. The central parts of said apertures in the block 26 are enlarged, and in such enlarged portions, the punches 25 have thereon collars 27, restoring springs 28 encircling said punches 25, said springs being in compression between said collars 27 and the bottoms of the apertures. Beneath each punch 25 is a suitable die 29 mounted in a block 30 carried upon a support or table 31. An opening 32 permits the cut-out portion of the sheet to fall away therethrough.

Mounted upon the head 9 are a series of bent levers 33, conveniently carried upon a rod 35 which rod is mounted in brackets 31 on the head 9. The lowermost end of each lever 33 is in alinement with the left hand end (referred to in Fig. 2) of the member 23 of the corresponding gag or interponent. The other end of each bent lever 33 projects outwardly so as to contact in passing with a bar 37 carried by the frame of the machine, the surface of the bar 37 acting as a cam for the levers 33.

The head 9 is reciprocated upon the completion of each particular distance setting, and in the embodied mechanism the recording of the setting in the calculating machine 1 and the recording of the setting in the distance record device, by making the perforations in the strip, are effected simultaneously. The lever 40 of the calculating machine is the usual lever actuated to imprint or record within the machine the setting which has just been made. Upon the lever 10 is a contact or bridge piece 11 adapted to close the circuit between the terminals 42 and 43 connected respectively to the circuit wires 44 and 45, and operating mechanism for throwin" in and out a clutch for shaft 15. The wires 44: and 15 are in circuit with a solenoid 16, the core 47 of said solenoid being pivotally connected to a lever 48, which ever is pivoted upon a bracket 19 carried by the frame 11. Said lever 18 is acted upon by a spring 50 normally acting to decenter the core 217 in the solenoid 46. Pivotally connected to the other end of the lever 18 is a pin 51 reciprocable in an aperture in the bracket 49. The other end of pin 51 works in a cam groove 52 in the clutch member Said clutch member 53 is splined upon the shaft 15 and is urged to the left (referred to Fig. 1) by a spring 54, encircling the shaft 15, and acting between the clutch member and a collar fixed upon "the shaft 15.

with detent hooks 105,

a 5551* A AILA LE cos direction but being rigid in the other direction. 'Springs 112 hold bars 104, respectively, in operative position. 109, fixed to arm 40, or 68, 110for each of the rods 104.

The embodied form of restoring means for the numeral carrier 90 comprises a spring 122 drawing the carrier back to initial or zero position. Means are likewise provided for holding the carrier in any position to which it may beset by one of the keys 2, such means as embodied comprising a pawl 121 coiiperating with a ratchet 123 fixed to the arm 91. Pawl 121 is pivoted at 124, and the tail of the pawlhas a pin and Upon a shaft is a short arm 8 slot connection 125 with a-pivoted rod 126,

the other end of rod 126 being pivoted to an arm 127 fixed to shaft 109.

The manner of operation of the foregoing mechanism is substantially asfollows The hammers 100 bei'ng'in retracted position, and the selected numeral bearing pins or types 96 having been set at printing posi- 'tion by the operation of the proper keys, as

' the position of Fig. The pin and slot printing position,

already described, the operator rocks lever 40, or 68. The shaft 109, through arms 110 acting against latches 108 (which are now rigid) lifts bars 104 clear of stop 106. The springs 103 cause the hammers 100to strike the numeral pins which have been set in the thereby imprinting the numerals upon the paper or other receiving surface. The continuing movement of lever 40 or 68 causes arms 110 to engage their cor responding lugs 107, and thereby to drawv the hammers 100 backwardly from the posi- .tion shown in Fig. 7 to that shown in Fig.

6, the hooks 105 again engaging the stop 106.

Vhen lever 40 is rocked to cause the perforation of the sheet by the selected punches, as already described, through each of the arms 127 and rods 126 the corresponding pawls 121 are lifted out of their ratchets 123 and the various carriers 90 .are restored to 6 by their springs 122. connection allows, free action to the pawl 121 during the setting of the keys.

When the levers 40 and 68 are moved in the opposite direction, the arms 110 engage the corresponding pivoted latches 108, which. now rock freely,permitting the arms 110 topass back to the position shown in Fig. 6,. preparatory to the next succeeding operation. p

Suitable paper feeding means are shown, and as embodied herein the paper, or other impression receiving material 113, is carried holding the hammers in reagainst the tension of their pivoted latch 108,v said latches being constructed to give in one upon an unwinding reel 114 and is wound upon a reel 1.15. The shaft of reel 115 is provided with a ratchet wheel 116 and cooperating therewith is a pawl 1 17 upon an arm 118. Arm 118 is connected by a pivoted rod 119 to lever 40 mounted upon shaft 109.

The manner of operation of the herein described mechanism is substantially as follows:

The operator of one of the calculating machines, say the machine 1, depresses or sets the keys corresponding to a given desired reading, and inde endently of him the operator of the machine 60 makes a corresponding setting upon that machine.

he or the other operator has made an error, a

and each operator is referred to his own source of dimension reading to verify his own etting.

If no error has been made, or after such error hasbeen corrected, th e glowing of the lamp 61 indicates to each operator that he may operate the recording lever, namely the lever 40 upon themachine l lever 68, upon the machine 60. As soon as and the .Each operator is prevented by the screen a correct setting in each dimension or distance denomination is made by each of the operators, the circuit is completed for each set key through the wires 6 and 7 to the corresponding solenoid 8. Upon the energizing of the solenoid 8 its core 16 is moved to the left (referred to Fig. 2) The two parts 19 and 23 of the gag or mterponent corresponding to the solenoid are likewise moved to the left against the action of the spring 21. By such movement to the left the solid part of the member 23 is moved above the corresponding punch 25 (the slot 24 being above or in alinement with the.

25 for all the -unset keys of the key board). Thus when akey is depressed for the tens of feet, there will be a setting of the corresponding interponent member 23. Also when a key is depressed for the feet, member 23 for the corresponding punch will likewise be set, and so on for inches and fractions of an inch. When the keys are restored or retracted, the circuits 6, 7

corresponding punch are deenergized with their correspondingsolenoids 8, and the corresponding springs. cores 16 and carry 21 decenter the solenoid the parts 19 of the gags or interponents to the right (referred to F 1g. 3).

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COLUMN the punches and the printing mechanism to print a a number corresponding to the selected punches. a

4. A machine for making distance record sheets for shape punching "machines includ mg m combination means for presenting a I sheettobe punched, a series'of punches each representing a distance value, a serles of interponents correspondlng to thepunches, punch actuating mechanism comprising a shaft and a clutch, numeral printing. mechanism, a keyboard having'keys correspond- I ing to itheinte'rponents and selecting correclrcuits controlled spending numerals to be printed, electrical by' the respective keys and electromagnetic means therein for selecting the corresponding interponents, and means subsequently operable by the e I sheets 7 a j ,operator for causing, the selected punches a f anism to printthe corresponding number.

to punch the sheet and the printing'mech I 5. machine for making distance record for shape punching machines includmg in combination means for presenting a sheet to'be punched, a series of punches each e! um mm be b'mneuor an own mn, by addressing the electromagnetic means representing a distance value, a series of interponents corresponding to the punches, punch actuating mechanism comprising ashaft and a clutch, numeral printing mechanism, a 'keyboard having keys correspond.- ing to the interponents and selecting correoperable means comprising an electrical cir-V cuit and electromagnetic means for releasing the clutch.

In testimony whereof, I=have signed my name to this specificatiom'in the presence of two subscrib ng witnesses.

THEODORE P. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

ALAN M. JOHNSON, J HN D. MORGAN.

"Commissioner of Patents.

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